This presentation will provide an overview of the commercialization of fuel cell technology with a focus on California and both the transportation and power generation markets.

Dr. Samuelsen is the HORIBA Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and Henry Samueli Endowed Chair. He is the Director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC), and co-Chairs (with the Chair of the California Air Resources Board) the California Stationary Fuel Cell Collaborative. He also directs the Advanced Power and Energy Program at UCI. His research is directed to the smart grid paradigm, building integration and utilization of distributed generation, renewable production of electricity and transportation fuels, shared-use transportation systems, gas turbine combustion systems for propulsion and power generation, fuel cells and fuel cell systems for stationary applications, fuel cell/gas turbine hybrid technology, the hydrogen infrastructure for mobile hydrogen-fueled combustion and fuel cell vehicles, and the systems integration of emerging advanced energy technologies. He pioneered the development of octane posting with the Federal Trade Commission and is responsible for the popular (R+M)/2 posting methodology that is utilized around the world today in the design of internal combustion engines and vehicle fuels, and was recognized by President Obama in 2011 as a “Champion of Change.” He received all three degrees (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) from the University of California, Berkeley and is a Fellow in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.